Breaking down the doors with Crime Door Producer Neil Mandt
Oct 23, 2023
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5-time Emmy Award Winning Producer, Neil Mandt, discusses his experiences in Hollywood, the impact of AI on the entertainment industry, the future of social media and advertising, and property rights and the future of work and entertainment.
Hollywood must embrace AI and new technologies like AR and VR to stay competitive and revolutionize content creation and delivery.
The rise of AI in Hollywood will disrupt the established studio system, creating challenges for unions and negotiations regarding AI's impact on industry professionals.
Deep dives
The Influence of AI in Hollywood
AI is changing the way Hollywood works and is causing significant disruption in the industry. Hollywood needs to adapt to the new technologies, such as AR, VR, and AI, in order to stay relevant and competitive. The speaker, Neil Mant, who is a pioneer in the VR, AR, and AI space in Hollywood, emphasizes the importance of understanding the impact of AI in the entertainment business. He discusses the need for Hollywood to embrace AI and its potential to revolutionize content creation and delivery.
The Power Dynamics in Hollywood
The speaker highlights the changing power dynamics in Hollywood due to the rise of AI and emerging technologies. He points out that traditional studios and industry players need to be prepared for the influx of new creators and content that will be generated through AI and spatial media. With the democratization of content creation, a flood of new and diverse voices will emerge, disrupting the established studio system. The speaker predicts that this shift will lead to a whole new level of disruption and poses challenges for unions and negotiations regarding AI's impact on writers, actors, and other industry professionals.
The Future of Spatial Media and Advertising
The speaker envisions a future where spatial media, enabled by AR glasses and other wearable devices, will reshape the way we interact with the world. He explains how AI will play a crucial role in creating immersive experiences where individuals can walk into augmented reality portals, interact with spatial content, and have access to personalized advertisements. This new form of advertising will dynamically integrate into the real world, allowing for individualized ad experiences based on location, preferences, and context. The speaker also discusses the importance of protecting intellectual property rights in the 3D spatial realm, especially for real estate owners who may face potential violations and disruptions caused by unauthorized digital content.
The Promise of AI: Big Opportunity
The speaker strongly emphasizes his optimism about the future of work and entertainment in the age of AI. He sees AI as a superpower that provides individuals with the tools and abilities to create content and experiences that were previously inaccessible or required significant resources. He believes that AI opens up big opportunities for creators, allowing them to produce high-quality content and bring their ideas to life without the need for extensive budgets or manpower. The speaker envisions AI as a catalyst for innovation and growth, revolutionizing the entertainment industry and offering limitless possibilities for creators and storytellers.
In this episode of Shift AI, Neil Mandt, 5-time Emmy Award Winning Producer, shares his experience as a Hollywood producer and director, his take on the implications of AI on our society in the future and how the Studio industry is changing to accomodate this shift.
In this episode of the Shift AI podcast, we cover the following topics:
Introduction to experience and background including with Run DMC and Guiness Book of World Record
Neil's first job that he actually got paid for the work that he did as a teenager making commercials
Neil's parents and upbringing in Detroit and his family influence on work and media and success
Work in the early days of AI, VR and AR and the projects that are firing him up
True Crime for AR and AI and Apple Vision Pro and Chat GPT
How AI is changing and transforming the media business in Hollywood and examples of how this will happen
How this will effect the writers guild and TV/film editors as well as reality TV production
Neil's position on the writers stike in Hollywood and how they are going to be affected by AI and why the issue should be punted
The Neil Mandt online courses about how to succeed in Hollywood is discussed
AI and 3D multi-modal conversation is discussed and predictions are made for the future of text to 3D, including haptic gaming
How experiential content will convert to sales and make money using AR and AI
Neil talks about the self generating Seinfeld sitcom that get generated continuously every 30 minutes
Neil talks about how he has mentored others and who has had a big influence on him throughout his career like Mark Shapiro,Steve Borenstein (ESPN)
Future predictions and the emerging technology that Neil is the most excited about in the future, AR Mojo Vision contact lenses, intellectual property rights
The way that spatial experiences will be a huge tool for social media influencers to tag the world in 3D. Website drm.la
